The Secret Castle – #BradburyChallenge 5/52 – Whiteboard Wednesday

Posted on 2019/04/03 by ecgarrison

A green girl appears to walk through a glowing orange door in a forest.

This week, I was inspired to write a story about Augmented Reality, in the form of a VR Pokemon-Go-like fantasy game. The characters discover a special Easter egg and get to know the person behind each other’s avatar.

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Fake News – Bradbury Challenge 4/52 – Whiteboard Wednesday

Posted on 2019/03/27 by ecgarrison

A cruise ship sails close to the Antarctic ice shelf, illuminated by the Aurora Australis while the International Space Station passes overhead

My latest Bradbury Challenge story is ripped from today’s headlines. An expedition of Flat Earthers takes a cruise to see the “Antarctic ice wall barrier” to “prove” the world is flat. My story is from the point of view of a rather skeptical teenage daughter of a couple of the Flat Earthers.

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The Excellence You Swear You Cannot See

Posted on 2019/03/25 by ecgarrison

I’ve been honored by a mention by the wonderful Lucy Blue, in this post of hers about diversity in writing.

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Robot Girlfriend – Whiteboard Wednesday #BradburyChallenge 3/52

Posted on 2019/03/20 by ecgarrison

Two women, one angry, the other reaching out to her. Red and green doors with question marks are behind the second woman.

I wrote a story called “Robot Girlfriend” for week three of the 52 week Bradbury Challenge. This Whiteboard Wednesday depicts the characters Jill and Alice, arguing over whether Jill is a robot or a human.

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The Garden – #bradburychallenge week 2 – Whiteboard Wednesday

Posted on 2019/03/14 by ecgarrison

A whiteboard drawing of a woman with vines and roses for hair

“The Garden” is my second story in the Bradbury Challenge, in which I write a story (or chapter) each week for a year. This one came from inspiration in my tabletop RPG group’s chat. It’s a story I had to sit down and write immediately.

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Attempting the Ray Bradbury Challenge #BradburyChallenge like @KatFrench

Posted on 2019/03/06 by ecgarrison
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Photo by Alan Light

“Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.”

– Ray Bradbury

So, my author friend Katina French is doing the “Ray Bradbury Challenge”, that is, to write a story a week, for a year. I am a shameless fangirl of her writing, so naturally I very much approve of this plan.

As for me, I have needed some motivation to get back in a regular writing habit, so I think I’ll give it a try myself. However, since I’ve started working on the third in my Trans-Continental series, I am going to count a chapter as a short story for this purpose. So far I have written just one story, but I have another in mind, and of course, Trans-Continental: Chimera is waiting impatiently for me to get rolling as well.

This post is sort of a declaration of intent, to help hold me to the project. Wish me luck!

 

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Enid and the Case of the Haunted Parrot — Whiteboard Wednesday

Posted on 2019/03/06 by ecgarrison

This week’s White Wednesday is based on my latest short story, which isn’t available to the public at this time. I’ll just leave this as a teaser for now.

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Still He Lingered Near… a new Whiteboard Wednesday!

Posted on 2019/02/27 by ecgarrison

This week’s Whiteboard Wednesday is based on as yet unreleased flash fiction by Katina French (being a beta reader has perks!). What do you suppose is going on in this scene? Comment with your guesses!

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Stevonnie the Defender – Whiteboard Wednesday

Posted on 2018/12/19 by ecgarrison

Stevonnie the Defender

More Steven Universe fan art! Stevonnie stands their ground against a corrupted flying gem monster.

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Whiteboard Selfie — Whiteboard Wednesday

Posted on 2018/11/21 by ecgarrison

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It’s been awhile since I’ve done a self portrait.

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